Father of key witness to move HC

CHANDIGARH: The father of Chanshivroop Singh, accused-turned-approver in the Geetika Sharma suicide case, who has fled to the USA, on Thursday said he would approach the Delhi high court against Delhi police for harassing him.

Addressing a press conference in Chandigarh, 60-year-old Harminder Singh alleged that Delhi Police was threatening and pressuring him to produce his son in two days.

Chanshivroop, 26, was arrested for sending threatening emails to Geetika and was later released on bail. He fled to the US on November 27 after appearing in a Delhi court the same day. Harminder Singh, a resident of Mohali, alleged Delhi Police was pressuring him to file a complaint to say that relatives and brother of Gopal Kanda were threatening him and his son.